Los adverbios de lugar completan la descripción de lo que ocurre. Pueden ser de dirección, de tiempo o de lugar. Un ejemplo podría ser:
> The Barbers is in front of the supermarket.
> I live 4 miles from Manchester.
> I found my glasses over there this morning.
Los adverbios apoyan las frases y aportan un significado más profundo / claro.
Direction |
Distance |
Location |
in front |
far |
here |
forwards |
near |
there |
backward |
away |
everywhere |
towards |
close |
anywhere |
up |
apart |
upstairs |
down |
from |
downstairs |
around |
miles apart |
under |
¿Qué hacen los adverbios? Nos dicen adónde queremos ir.
La distancia es la distancia que hay entre una cosa y otra.
Direction is the movement of something or someone. See where in the sentence, the adverb of place is being used.
> You need to go down the hill.
> Climb up the ladders.
> Forwards - The car goes forward.
> Backward – You need to step backward.
Decide qué adverbios utilizar en las siguientes frases siguiendo las reglas que se indican a continuación.
Distance is how far away things are from something else.
> Scotland is miles away from London.
> I live close to my work.
> The kitchen is downstairs.
The location explains where something or someone is. Where you can find it or a place. It positions the object
> The book is under the bed.
> The cat is upstairs on the chair.
> Come over here.
> The water is everywhere.
It is a little trickier when the adverb is used in different places in the sentence. There are 2 ways to use adverbs with one after the verb (usually in the middle) and one after the object (at the end).
Adverb |
One after the verb |
One after the object |
Direction |
We walked down to the shops |
You’ll find the books upstairs |
Distance |
He lives far away from me |
There are shops everywhere |
Location |
It’s all under her bed |
I’ll be here |
Decide which adverbs should be used for the following sentences using the rules below.
> An adverb is usually directional → up, down, north, south, east and west.
> It provides us a certain distance → miles away, far away, near, close.
> It positions the object → below, behind, under, over.
> It describes the movement of something → backward, forwards, sideways, in between, underneath, below, above.
Go ___ the hill and _______ the corner.
The plane landed _________to the terminal.
The river ________ under the bridge.
Walk __________ the Church and turn left.
The Barbers is ________ the Butchers.
The blue sky __________.
Step ___________ from the gap.
We got lost __________ from home.
Your friend phones you while you are on holiday. There are parts of the holiday they ask you about. Look at the table and match the correct adverb with the phrase.
The hotel was |
near |
to the bakery every morning |
I walked |
close |
of the casino |
I got a taxi |
around the city |
showed me |
The view was |
in front / behind |
to the sea |
My tour guide |
down |
to my hotel |
Quiz (true or false)
Can you work out which are true and which are false?
Put the glass here (T/F)
I get on the tube at the station (T/F).
She kindly shook hands (T/F).
She can come to the party (T/F).
The wall came crashing down (T/F).
I can see you over there (T/F).
I tore the book apart (T/F).
> Un adverbio de lugar siempre se refiere al lugar donde se desarrolla la actividad.
> Los adverbios de lugar se utilizan después del objeto o del verbo
> Los adverbios de lugar pueden ser direccionales. Arriba, abajo, alrededor, lejos, norte, sureste, etc.
> El adverbio de lugar puede referirse a la distancia. Por ejemplo: cerca, lejos y a kilómetros de distancia.
> El adverbio de lugar puede describir la ubicación de una cosa sobre otra. Por ejemplo: debajo, entre, encima, detrás, a través, alrededor, etc.
> Muchos adverbios de lugar expresan movimiento en una dirección determinada y terminan en términos como «-hacia adelante o -hacia». Por ejemplo: hacia delante, hacia delante, hacia atrás, hacia casa, hacia adelante, etc.
In conclusion, adverbs of place are used to explain the location of one object and another. It’s under the bed, it’s around the corner. “Here” suggests it is near and “there” implies further away. It can be confusing, there are a multitude of variations.
> An adverb of place always refers to the location where the activity is taking place.
> Adverbs of place are used after the object or verb
> Place adverbs can be directional. Up, down, around, away, north, southeast, and so on.
> The adverb of place may relate to distance. For instance: nearby, far distant, and miles apart
> An adverb of place can describe the location of one thing about another. For instance: beneath, between, above, behind, through, around, and so on.
> Many location adverbs express motion in a certain direction and conclude in terms like"-ward or -wards." For instance: forward, ahead, backward, homeward, onwards, etc
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